All I Do, I Can Still Feel You
22/06/09 23:07 Themes: Nine Inch Nails | Rhythm Oriented
Tomorrow I’m going to see Trent Reznor. I simply can’t wait. And it shows in today’s improvisation, based heavily on his “Underneath It All”. Sorry it’s so imprecise, it’s the excitement.
Listen to All I Do, I Can Still Feel You 4:16
Listen to All I Do, I Can Still Feel You 4:16
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Scene 34
14/06/09 22:00 Themes: Rhythm Oriented
Inspired by the movie “33 Scenes From Life”. The film was so packed with negative events I just had to add a more positive continuation.
Listen to Scene 34 4:48
Backdated: recorded yesterday.
Listen to Scene 34 4:48
Backdated: recorded yesterday.
969 CBC
09/06/09 23:52 Themes: Rhythm Oriented
No comments.
Listen to 969 CBC 5:37
PS: Abraham’s Bells theme quote unintentional. It unveiled for me when listening to the final mix.
Listen to 969 CBC 5:37
PS: Abraham’s Bells theme quote unintentional. It unveiled for me when listening to the final mix.
Planning
04/06/09 23:46 Themes: Rhythm Oriented
To Go Straight
01/06/09 21:24 Themes: Freeform
After over a week of silence, improvisations are back. Just like they sung, “the times, they are a-changing”. And indeed, some great stuff is ahead, stay tuned.
As for the improvisation itself, today’s piece is quite technical, and at the same time, a breath of fresh air. Try and listen.
Listen to To Go Straight 6:41
Note: You might want to look at the archive of older entries where all improvisations for May are still being kept.
As for the improvisation itself, today’s piece is quite technical, and at the same time, a breath of fresh air. Try and listen.
Listen to To Go Straight 6:41
Note: You might want to look at the archive of older entries where all improvisations for May are still being kept.
Just Ember (Poison for a Fairy)
19/05/09 22:53 Themes: Steven Wilson | Rhythm Oriented
Today’s improvisation is based on Steven Wilson's "Veneno Para Las Hadas" from his latest solo album “Insurgentes”. I participate in a remix competition for the track “Abandoner”. You can vote for my entry.
Listen to Just Ember (Poison for a Fairy) 7:54
Listen to Just Ember (Poison for a Fairy) 7:54
Something in the Pocket
04/05/09 23:58 Themes: Melody Oriented
The first three days of May were public holidays in Poland. Hence, no improvisations were published. This piece introduces the third month of the DailyImprov.net project.
I was looking for some unwanted files on my hard drive to make room for other stuff and, while at it, I found some very old music I did on tracker software many years ago. This improvisation is based on one of the tunes I composed back then.
Listen to Something in the Pocket 6:09
Note: You might want to look at the archive of older entries where all improvisations for April are still being kept.
I was looking for some unwanted files on my hard drive to make room for other stuff and, while at it, I found some very old music I did on tracker software many years ago. This improvisation is based on one of the tunes I composed back then.
Listen to Something in the Pocket 6:09
Note: You might want to look at the archive of older entries where all improvisations for April are still being kept.
Bodytrapped III
27/04/09 23:36 Themes: Eric Barnhill Versus | Bodytrapped
This is my long overdue response for Eric Barnhill’s versus. This is already the third piece in the series. This time I had real trouble coming up with a theme that is not repetitive yet recognisably chained to Eric song’s structure. In particular, I’m not happy with the rhythmic accuracy I managed to get (or rather - the lack of it).
But the longer I worked on different improvisations on the theme, the more I felt this would go nowhere, so in the end I kept this version. Imperfect but done.
Listen to Bodytrapped III 7:28
But the longer I worked on different improvisations on the theme, the more I felt this would go nowhere, so in the end I kept this version. Imperfect but done.
Listen to Bodytrapped III 7:28
Electric Fridays #7: On The Brink of a Breakdown
Today’s episode of Electric Fridays focuses on a couple of very sad stories that happen to my friends right now. Financial problems, severe health issues, relationship dramas... Strange coincidence, especially at this seemingly happy time of the year.
Improvisation recorded at 288 BPM, in 5/4.
Listen to On The Brink of a Breakdown 7:29
Improvisation recorded at 288 BPM, in 5/4.
Listen to On The Brink of a Breakdown 7:29
The Empty Tomb
A calm theme, very technical in nature, though I’m not happy with the accuracy. Consider this just a sketch or a scrap, so to speak.
Listen to The Empty Tomb 3:09
Listen to The Empty Tomb 3:09
Bodytrapped II
06/04/09 00:51 Themes: Eric Barnhill Versus | Bodytrapped
This piece is the continuation of the improvisation challenge for Eric Barnhill in a series of versuses, mutual improvisations on a given theme. The game turns out to be very interesting and it was tough to prepare a worthy improvisation as a response for his piece. I hope the result is okay.
Listen to Bodytrapped II 3:21
Update: Eric posted his response, well played indeed. Let’s see where I can go from here...
Listen to Bodytrapped II 3:21
Update: Eric posted his response, well played indeed. Let’s see where I can go from here...
No Rest Until The Search Ends
02/04/09 23:59 Themes: Rhythm Oriented
Eh. I tried to speed up the process by recording straight to Logic Pro and then - as it crashed without me saving the work - I’ve got one more reason to use the on-board sequencer of the piano: it does not crash, ever.
Tried to recover the theme by doing endless takes since then. Somewhat succeeded but you’ll have to believe me if I say - the original was somewhat better.
Listen to No Rest Until The Search Ends 2:48
Tried to recover the theme by doing endless takes since then. Somewhat succeeded but you’ll have to believe me if I say - the original was somewhat better.
Listen to No Rest Until The Search Ends 2:48
Bodytrapped
31/03/09 00:05 Themes: Eric Barnhill Versus | Bodytrapped
This piece is the first challenge for Eric Barnhill in a planned series of versuses, mutual improvisations on a given theme. The rules we set are as follows:
- every improv and versus is a single take, improvised
- the versus is based on the original improv
- consecutive versuses are based on themselves
I hope this turns out interesting.
Listen to Bodytrapped 5:03
Update: Eric already posted his response! You can download it by clicking here.
- every improv and versus is a single take, improvised
- the versus is based on the original improv
- consecutive versuses are based on themselves
I hope this turns out interesting.
Listen to Bodytrapped 5:03
Update: Eric already posted his response! You can download it by clicking here.
Wireless Everything
25/03/09 00:24 Themes: Rhythm Oriented
An etude for practising counting in 5/4. Not a particularly strong piece but still, it was quite a challenge to get it right without falling for 4/4 anywhere...
Listen to Wireless Everything 5:08
It seems the recording is a little distorted. Sorry for that, will tweak the settings for consecutive improvisations.
Listen to Wireless Everything 5:08
It seems the recording is a little distorted. Sorry for that, will tweak the settings for consecutive improvisations.
Comptine de la Fille Trahi
11/03/09 12:25 Themes: Yann Tiersen | Amélie
This improvisation, originally performed in 2007, is a collage of Yann Tiersen's Comptine D'un Autre Été: L'apres Midi, La Valse D'Amélie and some original ideas.
Listen to Comptine de la Fille Trahi 7:24
Listen to Comptine de la Fille Trahi 7:24